MP Adeeb Abdel Massih revealed that he is preparing a draft law to curb "random and suspicious" real estate ownership in Lebanese regions. The proposal would regulate the sale of l…
Mount Lebanon Criminal Court released George Hanna Deeb, known as "Doctor Food", based on the provisions of the general amnesty law, which led to the dropping of the two criminal p…
The Criminal Court in Beirut, headed by Judge Samir Aqiqi, postponed the trial of former Banque du Liban governor Riad Salameh and lawyer Marwan Issa El Khoury in the "consultancy …
The article discusses General Amnesty Law No. 70 issued in September 2026, and Constitutional Council Decision No. 12/2026 which interpreted the amnesty's exceptions. It explains t…
The "Lebanon Strong" bloc, headed by MP Gebran Bassil, welcomed the Constitutional Council's decision on the challenge to the general amnesty law, saying it limited its repercussio…
The Justice and Legislation Commission of the Progressive Socialist Party expressed regret over what it described as the Constitutional Council "exceeding its powers" in its decisi…
The Strong Lebanon Bloc welcomed the Constitutional Council's decision regarding the amnesty law and demanded the government retract the increase in generator pricing.
MP Imad Al-Hout wrote on platform X that constitutional review of laws does not mean rewriting them, criticizing Constitutional Council Decision No. 12/2026 which, according to him…
Lebanese Finance Minister Yassin Jaber said he does not expect the Constitutional Council to recommend any amendments to the bank restructuring law, stressing that the government s…
On 12 October 2026, Lebanon's Constitutional Council issued its ruling on the appeal filed by MPs of the "Strong Lebanon" bloc affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement against G…
Former MP Hadi Hobeich wrote on his X account that the Constitutional Council's decision raised controversy over the limits of its powers in constitutional review of laws, particul…
The controversy over Article 3 of the banking reform and reorganization law has returned to the forefront, following the review submitted by President Joseph Aoun before the Consti…
The head of the parliamentary Health, Labor and Social Affairs Committee, MP Bilal Abdullah, criticized what he described as an overreach of the Constitutional Council's powers in …
Lebanese MP Bilal Abdullah said in a post on X that the Constitutional Council's powers are limited to affirming the constitutionality of laws, accusing the Council of amending the…
Lebanon awaits a decisive Constitutional Council ruling on the challenge to General Amnesty Law No. 70/2026 amid political and judicial division. The Lebanon Judges Club warned aga…
A month after the Constitutional Council suspended the general amnesty law, Justice Minister Adel Nassar affirmed that the judicial bodies are ready for the next phase and that the…
Lebanese MPs expressed their rejection of any circumvention of the Constitutional Council's decision regarding the term of the Lebanese University president, according to Al-Jadeed…
Amid ongoing debate over the general amnesty law and the challenge submitted to the Constitutional Council, MP Ibrahim Mneimneh said the file is now in the hands of the judiciary a…
An MTV Lebanon report discusses the possibility of opening prison doors, as Roumieh prisoners await a word from the Constitutional Council.
A Lebanon Debate report highlighted President Joseph Aoun's appeal to the Constitutional Council against Article 3 of the law on reforming and reorganizing banks, aimed at protecti…